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What Causes A Knot Around An Incision After A Hip Replacement Surgery?

after my incision of having a hip replacement I had a lot of bruseing or blood under my skin and it is gone but now I have a knot there,,,it is not sore but it is hard and not discolored,,,could this be some type of a blood clot,,i am going back to my dr I am just courious for now
posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2016
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Hello and thanks you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein and I will try to help you as much as I can with my answer.

No, this is probably just fibrosis or granuloma and this is common in this area especially after surgery. It should not be removed unless there is growing and pain.
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What Causes A Knot Around An Incision After A Hip Replacement Surgery?

Hello and thanks you for your query. I am Dr. Rommstein and I will try to help you as much as I can with my answer. No, this is probably just fibrosis or granuloma and this is common in this area especially after surgery. It should not be removed unless there is growing and pain. I hope I have answered you query. If you have any further questions you can contact us. Kindly regards. Wish you a good health.